Carcassonne is a good spot to be based near for a long term rental in the South of France. Not only do you have one of France's most prominent tourist sites on your doorstep, but you are also blessed with picturesque scenary, the Minervois wine region (one of the best in the South of france) and the Canal du Midi - the quintessential picture of the slow South of France way of life. Also the large city of Toulouse, with its international airport is just 45 minutes down the road. Carcassonne itself has its own airport - serviced mainly by low-cost flights from the UK and Scandanavia. It can get a bit windy in the winter months - check out the number of windmills - but it is not as bad as some areas.

It is the huge scale of Carcassonne's citadel that first takes your breath away. It is absolutely huge, it has 31 towers, an amphitheatre, hotel and a full medieval town inside its fortified walls. You enter the citadel through the main Port Narbonnaise (the entrance nearest the car park) and cross over the now grassy moat. As you follow the road ahead up past all the souvenier shops just shut your eyes. It really doesn''t do Carcassonne any favours to allow the shops to sell plastic suits of armour and baseball caps with jousting rods protuding out of them - but hey-ho. At the end of the road you will come to the Chateau Comtal, where Count Trencavel made his last stand against Simon de Montforts forces in 1209.

Long term rentals near Carcassonne

We have quite a number of long terms rentals in and around Carcassonne and it has proved to be a popular place to rent in the last couple of years. Here is a selection of the long term let properties:

Capestang house for long term rentals, France

This house for long term rentals, France is in the village of Capestang, on the banks of the Canal du Midi. The house is a stone built terraced house and is comparatively cool in the summer and warm in the winter. All the main rooms have electric convector heaters. It is fully furnished and equipped to a high standard. Whether house hunting or having an extended holiday, this property is a good choice for long term rentals, France.

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Carcassonne long term rentals, France, from €600pm

This house for long term rentals, France, is a beautiful newly renovated gite in the delightful village of Pepieux, very close to Olonzac and situated about midway between Carcassonne and Beziers. This house for long term rentals, France, is about 40 minutes drive from Carcassonne Airport and within 10-15 mins you have access to the Autoroutes to Toulouse, Montpellier or Barcelona. The very comfortable accommodation, which is over three floors, consists of a very well equiped new kitchen with doors opening out onto fully walled courtyard offering private and quiet space for sunbathing and relaxing. The property sleeps 6 in comfort.

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Esperaza house for long term rentals, France

This Esperaza house for long term rentals, France, is a period cottage situated on a quiet side road in the centre of the small historic market town of Esperaza, deep in the South of France. The long term rental lies just off the main square, overlooking trees and gardens, near to the River Aude. Car parking (including disabled car parking) is available off the main tree-lined square. Esperaza cottage an ideal location for long term rentals in France. It has broadband connection and it is conveniently located near to local and international airports.

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